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May Survey Opens Today
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The rain showers of the final weekend of April give way to the grand prize flowers of May. The May edition of the Arras People “Ten in Ten” Birthday... -
What makes a ‘Good’ Project Manager?
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 7 CommentsTweet The traits of a good project manager are becoming ever more discussed on LinkedIn message boards. The subject has many diverse perhaps controversial views we are going to debate.... -
My First Management of Value Webinar
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Did you tune into the MoV (Management of Value) webinar I presented last Wednesday? Like all first times, it was a fascinating experience, so I thought I would share... -
Agile Options – Training and Qualifications for PMs
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In today’s release of our monthly newsletter we’re covering Agile project management (or should that be agile project management?). In it we find out more about what Agile is... -
APMP Diary – One Week ’til Exam Time
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet With my week long APMP Course just around the corner, I thought I’d put together a final installment of my diary for now before embarking on my APMP adventure... -
Making Sure You’ve Got the Skills to Make a Success of Agile
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In today’s fast-moving marketplace, businesses often need to implement change faster than traditional project management methodologies can accommodate – change needs to happen quickly, and traditional approaches can be... -
APMP Diary – Project Management in Context and Organisation / Governance
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Three weeks on Friday I will be sitting my APMP exam. I’m not sure where the time is going to be honest but I’m now getting well and truly... -
Thinking About PPM Education
Posted on August 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet For those of you keen on our monthly newsletter, Project Management Tipoffs, you might know that we try to keep our readers abreast of what’s happening in both project... -
PMOs – The Custodial of Project Management Training?
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet ESI International, the professional development group for project management, recently released the results of a new survey focused on the value of PMOs within organisations across the globe. Entitled ... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Showing PRINCE2 on your CV
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet And another Project Management Recruitment Ideas for this week, I’ve been looking at what some of our readers have been searching for on The Camel and what might seem... -
Prince2 & The Modern Project Manager
Posted on September 28, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Who are the candidates that appear to value and / or have invested in PRINCE2 in their quest for gainful project management employment? In this piece we are looking... -
July Tipoffs Q&A – PRINCE2
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsTweet “Being a project management professional who has been made redundant and actively seeking a role to no avail for the past few months, would employers take notice of me... -
Best Practice Showcase – The Best Thing a PM Could Do in June
Posted on May 28, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet Well this and of course praying for further B-B-Q weather! If you’re not already aware of the Best Practice Showcase and what it is and why you should attend,... -
New Project Management Certification for the International Development Sector
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last month, on the 22nd April, saw the launch of a new project management certification for the International Development (or NGO) sector. The PMD Pro (Project Management in Development... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Brushing Up on Your PM Knowledge
Posted on April 2, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet We’ve looked at the application process, the cover note and competency based interviews so far in this series of Project Management Recruitment Ideas; this week I’m going tap into... -
Final chance to have your say
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet No doubt over the last few weeks you have been hearing buzz around the 2010 Project Management Benchmark Report. Arras have been trying to get the views of project... -
Final minute Christmas learning in London
Posted on December 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Maven Training, the programme and project management training specialists, have a free Christmas training briefing (complete with mince pies!) on Monday 21st December in Central London. Focused on project... -
Significant Weaknesses in Commercial Skills & Expertise
Posted on December 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet £200billion Government Projects at Risk Projects, like businesses, often fail because they are not properly managed, and concern is growing over the lack of experienced project managers with the... -
17 Working Days of December
Posted on December 4, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The seventeen working days of December are not just a busy time of year for Santa and his Elves (they may have 23 if we include weekends) but also... -
Recent Graduate/Student Project Management Visit
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Last week, Arras People presented to the students at the University of East London. Most of the students are studying MSc Project Management and Arras People were invited along... -
The Lowdown on Job Assessment Centres
Posted on November 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve watched ‘The Apprentice’ or entertainment-oriented shows featuring judging panels, you might think you have a passing idea of what an assessment centre is all about. Really, you... -
Guest Post – Follow Through
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet One of the greatest frustrations that any manager can experience is that of giving an instruction, only to have it not properly or completely carried out. There is a... -
Support Service Isn’t Just For The Established
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet As we’ve repeated throughout the summer and will continue to do into the coming winter months, Arras People again urges proactivity amongst those who find themselves out in the cold... -
Government to Post Jobs Longer for Britons
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No CommentsTweet A pretty important announcement came down from the Home Secretary Tuesday regarding the increased length of advertising time of UK jobs to UK workers. Has the appearance of a... -
Current Professional Opinions on PM Training & Qualifications
Posted on September 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the August 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs. In this section of Tipoffs. If you have a question for our Q&A experts or simply... -
Tipoffs is out, available at our online newstand now!
Posted on August 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last month at Project Management Tipoffs, the project management news & issues newsletter from Arras People, spoke with you (OK, wrote to you) about the economic climate and the uplifting effect... -
Ripped From Tipoffs – Q&A Session on Project Management Qualifications
Posted on August 17, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the July 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs from our Q&A section. In this section of Tipoffs, Arras People solicits and answers questions... -
ESI, Arras People both fighting for project management professionals
Posted on August 14, 2009 | No CommentsTweet As those who read Project Management Tip Offs will be aware, we often receive contributions and news from ESI International, an internationally-renowned centre of project management and business analysis... -
Further information on PRINCE2
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Our pals over at Maven Training have just released a new Guide to PRINCE2, following on from our blog piece yesterday. We had a few enquiries about how it... -
To train or not to train?
Posted on April 8, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Reading through the responses to the APM qualification questions from the Arras People 2009 Benchmark Report I saw a common trend emerging – generally the qualification wasn’t seen as...
